b. 25 October 1947, Chicago, Illinois, USA. While still at college and university in Chicago, Middleton began singing with folk groups. In the late 60s she continued to sing folk locally and also performed with rock bands. In the early 70s her career encompassed radio and television commercials, tours of the USA with the rock bands Hurricane, Thunder and others, and continued activity as a folk-singer. In the early 80s Middleton visited Ireland, where she sang with the Chicago-based folk band the Irish Ramblers. She continued to mix folk and rock performances in her repertoire...